DESIDE Harshness Indicator

The DESIDE Harshness Indicator generates harshness maps based on wave height, sea ice concentration, and iceberg density data. The user can set the magnitude of each variable that is considered “harsh” and the weight that is given the variable.

1. Select “Harshness Indicator”

2. Use the “Select area on map” tool …

3. … to draw the Region of Interest for the analysis.

4. Choose the start and end year for the analysis.

5. Select the maximum acceptable value and the weight for each of the variables. Set the weight to zero for variables that should not be included.

6. Click on “Execute”.

7. The results are shown on the map and the legend is shown in the bottom left panel.

8. Since the algorithm can take some time to run, previous results are available for retrieval.